Record Details

NHER Number:

26387

Type of record:

Monument

Name:

Medieval feature, The Cathedral of the Holy and Undivided Trinity

Summary

A watching brief during trench digging works in 1989 to the north of the Cathedral's north transept noted dumped deposits of mortal and flint, human bone and the foundations of what is presumed to be part of the east wall of Bishop Wakerig's cloister (1416 to 1425).

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Location

Grid Reference:

TG 23521 08956

Map Sheet:

TG20NW

Parish:

NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

Full description

March 1989. Watching brief during excavation of machine dug trench aligned west to east immediately north of north transept between Cathedral and Bishops garden.Follows course of earlier cast-iron pipe (which has removed deposits to about 1m).Dumped deposits of mortar and flint, human bone observed on spoil heap probably from articulated burials.Masonry (mortar and flint) in section opposite eastern portal of north door. Presumably part of east wall of 'Bishop Wakerig's Cloister' (0.6 wide by 0.8m deep).Foundation of bonded gravel/loam and sand loam.See site records in fileJ. Bown (NAU), 20 March 1991.